[General] Comparison between quantities

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Shamsiyan

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Look at the following sentence:

I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men.

I concluded from the above sentence that "The number of the women was twice the number of the men."

Could you please correct my conclusion if I am wrong?
 
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Does the sentence " I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men." mean that "I'd say the number of the women was twice the number of the men"

Hello, Shamsiyan.:-D
I think your interpretation is correct.

Or "I'd say the number of women was twice as large as that of men."
 

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Could we write the sentence in the following form?

I'd say there were women at the meeting twice as many as men.
 

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In your opinion, in which other form(s) could we write the sentence?
The most natural way is the original: I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men.

You could also say:
I'd say there were twice as many women as men at the meeting.
Why change for the sake of change?

 
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The most natural way is the original: I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men.

You could also say:
I'd say there were twice as many women as men at the meeting.
Why change for the sake of change?


Which form is formal and which is informal?
 

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I see no difference in formality.

Do the following sentence have the same meaning and make sense?
I'd say there were women twice as many as men at the meeting .
 
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Does the following sentence have the same meaning and make sense?
I'd say there were women twice as many as men at the meeting .

No. I think you asked about this above. I'd say there were twice as many women as men at the meeting.
 
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